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Thursday 24 June 1999

The World Today is a comprehensive current affairs program which backgrounds, analyses, interprets and encourages debate on events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians. Below is the program summary with links to transcripts and audio (if available).

Environmental fall-out from Yugoslav war

The war in Yugoslavia is over, but a leaked report from the United Nations Environmental Program says the NATO air strikes have led to Europe's worst ever environmental catastrophe.

Ray Nias from WWF on the Danube problem

The World Today talks to Dr Ray Nias of the Worldwide Fund for Nature, who says it would take a major international effort to clean up the Danube, something that could probably only be undertaken by the UN.

Labor denies report backs Government on junior pay

Ocalan warns of unrest in bid to avoid death penalty

As the trial of Abdullah Ocalan moves into its final phase, the Kurdish rebel leader's defence team have told the court it can't take the risk of handing down the death sentence most Turks are calling for.

FBI hunts for suspected hobo serial killer

Boyd centre wins fresh honours for top architect

One of Australia's most distinguished architects, Glen Murcutt, has won further recognition when he was presented last night with the prestigious Sulman Award for public architecture. The prize was given jointly to Glen Murcutt, Wendy Lewin and Reg. Larke for their Arthur and Yvonne Boyd Education Centre.

Government continues fight against salinity

The Federal Government has launched the next phase of a nationwide program to combat Australia's dry land salinity problems. Currently more than two and a half million hectares of land across the country is affected by salinity, costing the Australian economy over $270 million dollars a year.

CSIRO warns of free trade threat to primary produce

The CSIRO says Australian primary produce could be wrecked by pestilence and disease if trade barriers are dissolved any further. The head of entomology, Jim Cullen, has told Rachel Mealy that the CSIRO lacks the power to monitor the entry of produce from all over the world and a crisis is looming.